Core 2 Duo T7200 vs Pentium D 930

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 930 and Core 2 Duo T7200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2931
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiencyno data1.31
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date16 January 2006 (18 years ago)28 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$178$286

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 930 and Core 2 Duo T7200 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)64 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per die)4 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375V1.0375V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 930 and Core 2 Duo T7200 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration21
SocketLGA775,PLGA775PPGA478, PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt34 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 930 and Core 2 Duo T7200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+-
Demand Based Switching--
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Pentium D 930 and Core 2 Duo T7200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 930 and Core 2 Duo T7200 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 930 and Core 2 Duo T7200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 January 2006 28 July 2006
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 34 Watt

Core 2 Duo T7200 has an age advantage of 6 months, and 179.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium D 930 and Core 2 Duo T7200. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium D 930 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo T7200 is a notebook one.


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